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Ground Water Rule Workshop Co-sponsored by the DEC Drinking Water Program and Alaska Training and Technical Assistance Center (ATTAC) September 22 - 23, 2009. James Weise Manager Drinking Water Program Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Workshop Overview . Day 1
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Ground Water Rule WorkshopCo-sponsored by the DEC Drinking Water Program andAlaska Training and Technical Assistance Center (ATTAC) September 22 - 23, 2009 James Weise Manager Drinking Water Program Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
Workshop Overview Day 1 • Introduction and Workshop Overview (James Weise) • Ground Water Rule overview (Gloria Collins/Dan Weber) • Epidemiology (Cindy Christian) • Case Study overview (Cindy Christian) • Monitoring and Reporting Requirements - Part I (David Edmunds) • Case Study overview (Cindy Christian) • Ground Water Source and Protection (Chris Miller and Charley Palmer) • Monitoring Reporting Requirements – Part II (David Edmunds ) Day 2 (half day) • Treatment Technique Requirements (Vanessa Wike) • Sanitary Survey Requirements and the Ground Water Rule (Paul Gabbert and Vanessa Wike) • Drinking Water Protection (Chris Miller) • Additional Ground Water Rule Requirements (Leah Guzman) • Summary of Ground Water Rule Requirements (Kathy Kastens)
Alaska Public Water Systems (PWS) Inventory • *Alaska PWS Inventory (classification & source type): 1,577 systems • Community Water Systems (CWS): 436 • (118 – SW / 318 – GW) • Non-Transient Non-Community Systems (NCWS): 245 • (64 – SW / 181 – GW) • Transient Non-Community Systems (TNCWS): 896 • (87 – SW / 809 – GW) • *Alaska PWS Inventory (system size information) • Approximately 1,600 PWS (Actual inventory – 1,577 systems) • Very large system (> 100,000 persons) – 1 PWS (0.06%) • Large systems (10,001 – 100,000 persons) - 6 PWS (0.38%) • Medium systems (3,301 – 10,000 persons) – 19 PWS (1.20%) • Small systems (501 – 3,300 persons) – 127 PWS (8.05%) • Very Small systems (<500 persons) – 1,424 PWS (90.31%) • *Data as of September 21, 2009
Many Complex Federal Rules State Regulator’s Reality Small Water System Owner and/or Operator’s Perspective